Finance Manager

Honey Recruitment Specialists; Randburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Halls Financial Services in Bryanston is seeking a Senior Financial Manager to oversee the full finance function. Reporting to the CFO, you will partner with leadership to ensure accurate reporting, strong control, and strategic decision-making.

The role requires a commercially minded finance leader with extensive experience in financial services or insurance, capable of affecting profitable growth while maintaining regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• CA(SA) qualification advantageous.
• BCom Accounting required.
• CIMA Registration advantageous.
• Matric required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and own monthly management accounts with variance analysis.
• Deliver accurate financial reporting to support decision-making.
• Develop and track financial and operational metrics.
• Oversee general ledger, reconciliations and records integrity.
• Identify trends, risks and opportunities with proactive recommendations.
• Lead continuous improvement and automation of processes.
• Maintain risk reporting and governance compliance.
• Lead and develop the finance team and ensure capability.

Skills

Financial modelling

Budgeting

Forecasting

Advanced Excel

Business partnering

Education

BCom Accounting

CA(SA) qualification

CIMA Registration

Matric

Tools

Sage

IDU

Quick Consol

Job description

Col1Job SpecificationCompany*Halls Financial ServicesJob title*Senior Financial ManagerLocation*BryanstonReports toCFOJob TypePermanentIndustry*Financial Services – Short Term Insurance

|Role
overview/purpose*|The Financial Manager is responsible for overseeing the full finance
function within the Halls Financial Services business. Reporting to the
Chief Financial Officer, the incumbent will partner closely with business
leadership to ensure accurate financial reporting, strong financial
control, and effective decision-making.
The role requires a commercially minded finance leader who can provide
insights, manage financial risk, and support the strategic objectives of the
business while maintaining compliance with regulatory and statutory
requirements.|

|**Qualification: ***|•
CA(SA) Qualification (advantageous)
•
BCom Accounting
•
CIMA Registration (advantageous)
•
Matric

|Experience and skills
required*|• Minimum 5 years relevant experience (including post-articles
experience)
• Minimum of 5 years experience managing accountants
• Experience in financial services or insurance advantageous
• Strong financial modelling, budgeting and forecasting skills
• Strong commercial acumen and business partnering capability
• Advanced Excel and financial systems capability
• Working experience with Sage, IDU, Quick consol advantageous

Key Responsibilities

Financial Management

• Preparation and ownership of monthly management accounts,
  including detailed variance analysis and commentary
• Delivery of accurate, timely, and insightful financial reporting to
  support decision-making
• Development and tracking of key financial and operational
  performance metrics
• Oversight of the general ledger, reconciliations, and financial integrity
  of records
• Identification of financial trends, risks, and opportunities, with
  proactive recommendations to management
• Continuous improvement and automation of financial processes and
  reporting

• Maintenance of the risk register and financial risk reporting processes
• Preparation of financial input into Board, Exco, and committee reporting
• Ensuring adherence to Group governance standards and reporting requirements
• Implementation and monitoring of financial policies and procedures
• Leadership & Team Management
• Leadership and development of the finance team, including performance management and coaching
• Building a high-performing, accountable, and commercially focused finance function
• Driving a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence
• Ensuring effective resourcing and capability within the finance function

Non-technical skills

• think analytically and solve complex problems
• work autonomously and manage multiple priorities
• communicate and influence at a senior level
• build strong collaborative relationships
• maintain high levels of integrity and professionalism

Values

The Candidate will be expected to operate in line with our company
values:
•
Passion: We have a strong and barely controllableexcitementfor
life, our work, the people we work with, and for ourselves. Our
enthusiasmand positive energy lead to a strong bias toward action
and strive forexcellence!
•
Care: We care deeplyfor ourselves, the people we work with, our
customers, the communities we live in, the country we call home and
the planet which hosts us!
•
Integrity: We always do the right thing, even when nobody is
watching!
•
Growth: We always strive to make apositive contribution on our
journey tosignificance! We (us and the business) grow, because our
people grow! Our curiosity drives Innovation and our resiliencekeeps
us determined when the going gets tough! We have thecourageto
make decisions and to have the tough conversations.
•
Diversity: We respect and cherisheach other andlisten to all
opinions! We are all unique, which makes the “us” stronger! Through
collaboration, we ensure that the whole is greater than the sum of its
parts!

Key Stakeholders

• CFO, CEO, Heads of Departments, Group CFO

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Location* Bryanston
Reports to CFO
Job Type Permanent
Qualification: * - CA(SA) Qualification (advantageous)
BCom Accounting
CIMA Registration (advantageous)
Matric
Experience and skills - Minimum 5 years relevant experience (including post-articles
required* experience)
Minimum of 5 years experience managing accountants
Experience in financial services or insurance advantageous
Strong financial modelling, budgeting and forecasting skills
Strong commercial acumen and business partnering capability
Advanced Excel and financial systems capability
Working experience with Sage, IDU, Quick consol advantageous
Key Responsibilities* Financial Management
Preparation and ownership of monthly management accounts,
Financial oversight of the insurance portfolio, including profitability,
performance, and risk trends
Collaboration with underwriting and operational teams to assess
Ensuring effective resourcing and capability within the finance function
Non-technical skills* - Ability to:
think analytically and solve complex problems
work autonomously and manage multiple priorities